The
Team: The lack of discipline has finally caught up with the
Bengals. They need to draft character as well as talent. Getting
a do it all leader for their secondary could finally allow them to dump
Pacman.

The
Player:James is a do
it all Safety. "If he plays like he did as a freshman, yes, he belongs on that
list," a scout said. "Right now? No way in hell . He’s not doing anything. And yes, they’re playing him differently. They’re trying to create for him, playing him at outside ’backer. But he’s not the same." He can play Cover One and Cover Two like a Free Safety.

"James is a chiseled 6-foot-3 and 215 pounds, with strength and explosiveness that set him apart even in one of the most talented locker rooms in the
country," written
in NFL.Com Labs. "He can bench press 450 pounds, and he's approached 600 on the squat rack. He's broad jumped 11 feet, 3 inches, which would have ranked him in the top five among more than 300 players at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine. You want speed? He was clocked at 4.49 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the Nike Opening coming out of high school."

He
can walk up into the box and stop the run like a Mike. And he can
line up on the line like a Will or a Sam, and make plays at the line, or
blitzing into the backfield.
He was phenomenal in the Box. He is a great blitzer off the edge. Elite athlete
who has grown into an oversized Strong Safety.

The
Reason: This is a best player available
pick. Plus, James was really more of an LB than a Safety last
season. "He's pretty-looking. He's got one of those body types where you could play him at about seven different positions,"
a scout said. "He looks most like a strong safety, but he's got the frame to put weight on and be a
linebacker. He could be a huge corner. He looks kind of like what Patrick Peterson was coming out. Just a great-looking frame."
He could easily play LB in the NFL.

The
Reason: Best player available.

Second
Choice: Josh Jackson CB

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The
Team:I cannot believe that they will will let Cousins go.
It would be incomprehensibly incompetent if Cousins plays for any other
team. They need a real leader in the center of the chaos of their
organization. They also need a leader for the center of their defense.

The
Player:Vea is a freak of nature. "His strength was off the charts,"
Washington strength coach Tim Socha said. "He was one of the few guys I coached that he got to a certain point where he was strong enough, so we were able to start doing some different things with him. You don’t see guys like that every day in your career. It was great to see him grow and develop."
No one with his size and strength shouldn't be as athletic and be able to
move like he can.

He had a
tough time leaving Washington. "It’s definitely tough to leave this
place. It’s kind of like leaving your family again when you come to college, kind of stepping into the real world. It was definitely a hard process and a hard
decision," Vea
said.
"I spent a lot of time thinking about it. I can’t look back now, but I miss all the guys, miss all the coaching staff. Things were good when I was there. They were amazing. I wouldn’t ask for anything better. I loved everything how it was."
He is a
very loyal team guy.

He has a surprisingly quick burst into the OC when at the 3-Tech, on short yardage. "I'm still kind of bothered that he hasn't corrected some of the same issues he had last year," a scout said. "I think he's going to be a really good NFL player and his issues are all correctable. He just needs to do it." He can fake the stunt outside, and then redirect inside.
When he gets a running start he can knock the OG right off his feet. When he hits the QB he is dazed for a few plays. He is just a beast on the goal line. It is amazing that teams still run at him. He dismisses OGs in the run game. Amazing versatility. This season he was even lining up as a stand up OLB like Qualls did last season. Just an absolute physical freak.

The
Reason: They have a
QB that they keep humiliating him and daring him to leave. Then they
traded him. Then they traded for Alex Smith is much older, and has proven
he can't win in the Playoffs. I'm baffled by this Organization (if you can
call it that;).

The
Team: They still need a Corner for their secondary. Picking up
Kevin King and Josh Jones was a great start to rebuilding their secondary, but
they still need some help.

The
Player:I think he is the best CB in this Draft at moving backwards with
his eyes on the QB. "He’s second-strongest guy in the [CB] room," his DB coach Coombs
said. "He doesn’t look like it, but you combine that speed and that strength.
He can change directions and break on the ball. He was a great receiver in high school; he’s got great ball skills. I’m just excited to see him play. He’s real
now." He is a bit underdeveloped, and has only been a starter for one
season.

However, he
was essentially a starter for a couple of years as their Nickel Corner. "The thing he’s got to do better in press coverage is just using his hands at the line of scrimmage, getting on-body coverage and staying
tight. Being able to play extended series and being able to play with the game
on the line in front of 110,000 people," Coombs said. "I don’t have any doubt he’s going to be able to do that. He ran down on kickoff team in big games in big situations and made dynamic plays. He’s had a phenomenal fall camp. I have every expectation he’s going to walk out on the field and he’s going to be an impact player."
Best mover in the Draft.

The
Reason: They wanted to overhaul their secondary last season, and
this could the final piece.

The
Team:
Sooner is better than later when taking a young QB, and start
developing him behind Palmer. Getting Jackson a year or two in their system
would be a great boon for a running QB like Jackson, who has to learn to trust
his arm in the pocket more than his feet.

The
Player:Jackson
is a great unique talent. "To me he’s like Michael Jordan. It’s the Jordan
rules. Lamar is going to get his," Syracuse
coach Dino Babers said.
"You just have to make sure you don’t have two other running backs going for a hundred yards or a wide receiver goes for a hundred yards, because I just think that guy is so dynamic, he’s hard to stop by himself. They are not a one-man team, but you’d better try to stop everything else so you can have an opportunity to win against those guys, because Lamar is going to get his."
He is the best running QB in this Draft.

I usually
see that mostly as a negative. "At worst, (an NFL team says), 'Okay, if he
can't get this done, if we put something in schematically that will fit him and it doesn’t work, look, this guy is a
blur,'" UNC DC Chizik said. "He’s fast. He’s athletic. We’ve seen what he does to people in space making people miss. Guys look like they’re almost breaking their ankles trying to tackle this dude. There’s some place that he can play at the next level just because of his
ability. But if he does become a difference maker at quarterback and,
schematically they can make it fit, this guy can take a team a long way."
He was the best player in college football over the past two
seasons.

But what
makes him unique is what made Vick unique. "You’re a little misinformed because last year, he ran all over us, and he threw all over
us," Babers said. "He got both parts in last year. And hopefully he doesn’t get both parts in this year to the degree he did last
year. Because I think it was like a school record, and people were taking pictures out on the stadium and stuff after the game."
While he is an elite runner with the ball in his hands, he is also a very
skilled passer who can win a game with his arm.

I think
Darnold is the most clutch thrower in this Draft, but you cannot say that
he is more clutch than Jackson. "For somebody to take him and draft him, they have to have a specific plan for this
guy," Chizik said. "Sometimes, you have to take your offense and tweak it to really fit his skill set. I think somebody will probably be willing to do that."
He can win a game with his feet and arm.

The
Reason: They
need a reboot at QB. Palmer is done. And when you get endorsements like that,
from opposing coaches, than you know you have something special.

The
Team: They have never recovered from the
loss of Steve Smith. They have not even tried. They have not drafted a WR
in the past two Drafts, except a QB from Navy. No wonder Flacco keeps
looking worse each year. He has no one to throw to.

The
Player: Sutton has Demaryius Thomas
like athleticism. "He doesn’t run any routes and he’s not
polished," an exec said. "He makes plays but he looks lost in zone coverage. There just aren’t many big guys that move the way he moves. He’s a great kid, a little naïve, a real small-town type. If he can drop a little weight and learn to get through his mistakes, there’s something there." He also has great hands.

He will also need to learn to
run a real route tree like Thomas had to do coming out of Georgia Tech.
"A lot of people look at me and think that I’m just a big receiver. They assume that I’ll be slow and that I’ll lack the ability to be
shifty," Sutton said. "I’m surrounded by a lot of elusive receivers here at SMU. A lot of the guys in my position room are these short, shifty guys. I sit there and learn from how they make people miss. I try to incorporate those things into my game."
He will be a Combine Wonder, and get over drafted.
There are not a lot of guys with his size, speed, and hands. "He's better than your boy Alshon
was in college," another scout said. "Cleaner as a prospect, too." But he
will take a while to develop.

His system
didn't help in regards to the NFL. "[Sutton is] a big, physical kid with good fluidity, body control and hands,"
a scout said. "His top-end speed is the question, but he has a chance to be a No. 1 wide receiver."
But once NFL coaches see his athleticism at the Combine?
They are going to freak out. "He's a lot more like [Laquon] Treadwell than a Mike Evans in terms of speed and how he separates," one scout said. "But he's also playing in an offense that's great for projecting receivers."
But he is still more athlete than NFL WR.

The
Reason: How can your QB help you win when
you don't give him anyone to throw to.

Second Choice:
James Washington WR

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The
Team: If they don't take a QB here than they have to get a blocker
for Rivers. Okung was a godsend last season, but he is getting old as well. They
might have to move him to the right side soon. The Chargers will be closing another chapter in their history very
soon, and they have to start preparing for Rivers retirement.

The
Player: Colton
is a giant powerful man. He has great power on the goal line. He can shove the DE five yards onto his butt into the Endzone. He still needs to control his feet more, and slide-slide-slide. But I love how he always move backwards with his hands up ready to jab and grab. It's funny when
he gets to the second level and hits a Box Safety, to watch him fly backwards.
He can drive block through the DT, and drive him back past the marker on short yardage. You'd like him to stay and play lower, but he is so strong that it doesn't seem to matter. He can stand and wait for the DT stunting outside, and just catch and shove him to the ground with his hands. Best blend of size, strength, and agility in the Draft.
He will get shoved back when a rusher gets inside his long arms, and shoves him back by his neck. He can run outside with the DE, with one hand in his chest, pushing him down field to the sideline on the sweep. He has great size and agility. When he turns and seals the OLB, his hands clamp on shirt and will not let go. He is so strong it is very impressive.

The
Reason:If
they decide not to take the QB here than they will have to draft a blindside
protection for the Aging Rivers, for what seems like the 5th year in a row.

Chargers could take Rudolph here and let him sit on the bench
behind Rivers for a year, and hope they can program the Spread-QB out of
him. And if they are lucky they can afford to play
Rivers for two more years, as they try to convert Jackson into a pocket
passer. But knowing them they will screw it up. Worse ownership in the NFL.

Second Choice:
Mason Rudolph QB

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The
Team:
I may be a day late and a dollar short, but when I
think of Seattle I still think they need to help their O-line. And since
this is the worst Mock Draft in the World, I don't give a crap.

The
Player: McGlinchey
is smooth mover moving backwards. Plus, he is elite blocking down on DTs,
which is a sign to me that he can move inside to OG if needed. "He came in with very little knowledge of an offensive lineman. Even vocabulary, words of an offensive lineman, didn't resonate with
him," ND
HC Brian Kelly said. "He's still scratching the
surface. I don't think there's much doubt he's going to be playing at another level. His athleticism, his length, his toughness, his IQ, how he carries himself.
He's going to be a great pro." He has an excellent Kickslide. He
still does get beat outside by speed occasionally, and will sometimes line up extra
wide for a 9 or 11 tech.

The
Reason: He could be the
final piece of their O-line puzzle that they have been trying to put together
since the Super Bowl (Oh! Who won that Super Bowl;).

The
Team:
They will look for weapons on offense for their QB,
or a leader on defense.

The
Player:
Jackson was the most productive Corner in the FBS with 8 INT and 18 PBU.
He made an elite one-handed INT to end Ohio State's season. "His tape is going to speak for itself, especially in high-profile
games," ex Iowa and NFL DB Matt Bowen said.
The announcer said, "He just snatched the life out of Ohio State’s
season." Which turned out to be true.

He is an
elite mover, moving backwards, but his ability to play the ball in the air
is what makes him special. "It’s one thing to be in position as a defensive
back," Bowen said about his ball skills. "It’s another thing to make plays. If I’m a defensive backs coach in the NFL, I want tough, physical players. I want guys that tackle, guys that are aggressive with their hands, guys that will challenge wide receivers."
Great height and length for a CB.

He can play
Off and bump and run. "I just like the fact that he’s such a good
athlete," Gil Brandt said. "He was a triple-jumper in high school. He has played both wide receiver and defensive
back. I do think he has innate ability to play the position." If he
reaches 31, he will be a Patriot.

He is better prospect than Desmond King. "Desmond was a different story," Iowa DC Parker said. "He doesn’t have the same dimensions (King is shorter and slower) and skill set that maybe Josh has. But Desmond has a lot more football instinct that maybe Josh has." Elite understanding of position and what he has to do on the field. "He has all of the athletic ability," Parker said. "It takes some time when you’re in the secondary with the different coverages and schemes, zone or man, and I think that’s really helped him. The more he was involved in the game plan and seeing it, he improved every day. I think he has a lot more upside." Great quicks to stop and turn inside when the WR makes a great break inside.
He played WR in high school, and most thought he would be a WR at Iowa. "He’s always been able to jump," his high school coach Young said. "I always thought when he went, he would end up being a receiver. Because he’s got such good ball skills." He has great ball skills for a CB.
Played more and more of the side-saddle technique where he watches the B instead of the WR this season. "I was surprised when he said that," Young said. "But he really thought he could [make it to the NFL]. That makes sense. That’s what the NFL wants, guys that look like him. Long guys with the ball skills that can cover." Just does not get beat down the sideline.
Plays mainly on the QB's right. "You've just seen him grow with his role," Ferentz said. "But you never know where it's going to go and how well a guy will play. He's really had to work hard, and he has worked hard. And that's really the key. He's had good ability, but now he's really learned how to play a little bit, and that's a good combination." Plays, Press and off with equal aplomb.

Hawk Items:
Led nation with eight interceptions . . . eight interceptions ties school single-season record (Desmond King, 2015, Lou King, 1981, Nile Kinnick, 1939) . . . had two interception returns for touchdowns (43, 52) at Wisconsin . . . only player in conference history with two scoring returns in a Big Ten game . . . two returns tied school single-game and season records . . . tied single game school record with three pass interceptions vs. Ohio State . . . also led the nation in passes defended (26), ranked second in interception return yards (168), and tied for second in touchdowns (2) . . . tied for fourth nationally in pass break-ups (18) . . . six total turnovers in consecutive games vs. Ohio State and Wisconsin, including five interceptions and one forced fumble . . . moved from defensive back to wide receiver during 2015 spring practice, before returning to defense in the
fall.

The
Team:
This is a whole new world for Patricia. "It is a challenge," Banner, a consultant with the Falcons at the time, said recently. "You realize though you’re hiring a coach probably for at least three or four years and you hope for
10. So you don’t get overly concerned about things that may be short-term issues."
He has to sign a staff first.
He is now weeks behind putting together his staff. "What I would say is the hardest part (of waiting to hire a head coach) is technically you can’t hire a staff, you have to
wait. Most [assistant coaches] are going to take the job that they got in hand, so when you’re having to wait for two or three more weeks, your wife, your kids, they’re all nervous about is this really going to come through? So I think that’s probably the biggest downside of it in terms of having to
wait," Phil Savage said. "And then the time element. I mean, now you’re coalescing putting your staff together a week after the Super Bowl. Now, it helps a little bit now that the combine’s later, but you had about 10 days at that time and now you’re heading to Indianapolis and you’re working with people you’ve never worked with before (evaluating players), so it’s hard."
He has an uphill climb just to reach a coaching staff.
This is going to take longer than they are expecting in Detroit. "We feel like we’re close. The right move here or the right piece there and the right mix of talent, that can be the two or three games that can change the outcome. That can be the thing that helps us take the next step. It’s absolutely critical, and I think everyone feels that
way," Player Personnel guy Lance Newmark said. "You can either embrace expectations or resist them, and I feel like we’re embracing them. We want to win, and pressure comes with that. So be it."
Of course, Patricia's biggest problem is going to be can he help build the
Offense.
He has his QB, but now he has to find guys to help his QB. "It’s a good running back group, really at all levels of the draft,"
Newmark said at the Senior Bowl. "There’s some high-profile guys. There’s a second group of guys that are going to be good NFL players and there’s some guys late that are really intriguing that I think you can hit on as well, both runners and pass-game players."
They have to get an RB to take some pressure off Stafford.
Getting a WR or two won't hurt either. "It’s critical. It’s a critical offseason because I think we all feel like it’s realistic that we can compete for a championship next
year," Newmark said. "We feel like we’re close. The right move here or the right piece there and the right mix of talent, that can be the two or three games that can change the outcome. That can be the thing that helps us take the next step. It’s absolutely critical, and I think everyone feels that way."
With a whole ne program being set up late, it seems expectations at way
too high.

So Matt, you
better be ready to be bashed. "You can either embrace expectations or resist them, and I feel like we’re embracing
them," Newmark said. "We want to win, and pressure comes with that. So be it."
They will have to start with the defense.

The Lions have been suffering in the passrush all season. They are
just too dependent on the the inconsistent Ziggy Ansah. "There are only a few guys that have the kind of explosion, power, size, that he
has," Caldwell said about Ziggy. "We don’t have a lot of guys on our team like that genetically built the way he’s constructed.
He can create some problems." They need someone opposite him to put
the defense back together again.

The
Player: Payne is a big NT/DT type player.
He made a mint in the NCAA Play Offs. You can argue he was the best player
in the field. He dominated the center of both lines Alabama faced, with
power, smarts, aggressiveness, and hands. He played with elite hands in
those two games. He is a little small, and more of a 3-Tech than a NT.
Though he was playing on the Nose a lit in those game.

If the Pats lose a few DLs (like Branch and Guy), he could be an option at 32. But with Valentine coming back, and the emergence of Adam Butler and Ricky Jean-Francois, I just don’t think they will spend their top Draft equity a D-tackle.
He is the Center of Alabama's defense. When he gets a great blast off, he is past the OC and panicking the QB in a flash.
Nice aware player that jumped on the QB fumble against Auburn before anyone else knew what happened.

When he sees it on short yardage he stops the RB
instantly, and suddenly they both are moving backwards. He can defeat the double team at the point as well as anyone in this Draft.
He can work his way outside, past the OL, and stop the QB from taking off. He plays great with his hands moving and his eye up. Very aware player who got an INT in the
Champ game after the QB got hit and the ball popped up. He lined up at FB on the goal line, and they ran play action, and threw it too him for the TD. Funniest play of the
week.

He is a one
year wonder, who didn't do much before this season.

The
Reason: They have to get a passrusher to put opposite Ansah.
But the three Clemson DLs leaving the Draft just killed Patricia. He would
have gladly taken any one of the three. So it looks like a DL or RB here.

The
Team: They decided to trade away all their good WRs for some
reason.

The
Player: Ridley
has the speed, and every team has the need for speed. "He's a hard
guy to cover. We try to move him around a lot. It's our intention to get
him the ball a lot because he's a good player," Saban said.
"He's hard to cover. He's got great hands. He's a really good
competitor, and plays with a lot of toughness. He can run with the ball
after he catches it. It's our intention to get him the ball. Not that we
don't have confidence in our other guys, but he's been very productive for
us and had a great career here and also had a great season so far this
year." He creates trouble for defenses all over the field in every
way.

The
Reason: I find it is hard to play QB when you don't have anyone to
throw to.